BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
HB 1217: PERS I separation
Separating from public employees retirement system plan I.
Summary
- Declares that a member who separates or has separated after attaining the age of fifty with at least twenty years of service shall remain a member during the period of absence from service for the exclusive purpose of receiving a retirement allowance to begin at attainment of age sixty.
From the Bill Digest (HB 1217), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 17, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Suzette Cooke (R-47)
- Introduced
- January 17, 1997 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
- Requested by
- Other
- Companion bill
- SB 5277
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Suzette Cooke (R-47)
3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 1217 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- HB 1217 (2019–20) DFW officer bargaining
- HB 1217 (2017–18) Religious exercises/burden
- HB 1217 (2015–16) Capitol furnishings pres com
- HB 1217 (2013–14) Property assessment system
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